From our virtual community, we had the ever indomitable Afew and Helen, as well as Colman and Mrs Colman, in addition to the undersigned and the Mrs, that's 6 people.

Then, from the possumworld community, we had 5-element, Ishtar, her husband, her son and her father, so that was  5 people.

Then, we had one British couple from the area, and one American couple who recently moved in. So that was 15 people in total.

The Brasserie of the Hotel Terminus has reasonably good food at reasonable prices, with a somewhat lackdaisical, unhurried service, which means that we're free to squat and chat without feeling rushed or pressured to order.

Afew expanded on his ground-breaking theory on why cassoulet's world capital Castelnaudary is the only major city in the area to vote right-wing: "it's in the beans."

As a fan of Mel Brooks' BLAZING SADDLES and active third-degree petomane, I'm always happy to stand behind (very far behind) any theory that explains the right-wing mindset as byproduct of flatulence.

Our next Meetup is tentatively scheduled for Saturday September 22.